Katherine monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Katherine

Katherine average temperature chart (Celsius) Katherine average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Katherine (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 34.7 33.8 33.9 33.9 31.7 29.7 29.6 32.4 35.3 37.4 37.9 36.6
°F 94.4 92.9 93.1 93 89.1 85.5 85.3 90.4 95.6 99.4 100.2 97.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Katherine monthly rainfall chart (mm) Katherine monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Katherine (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 246 255 186 38 8 4 5 3 9 33 101 168
inches 9.7 10.1 7.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 4 6.6
Rainy days 13 11 11 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 9

Average annual rainfall in Katherine: 1173.133mm (461.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Katherine

Katherine average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Katherine
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.9 7 7.6 9.6 9.9 10.3 10.5 10.7 10.4 10 9.3 8.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Katherine average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Katherine average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Katherine (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 23.5 23.3 22.6 20.2 17.2 14.1 12.8 15.6 19.5 23 24.2 23.9
Max °C 35 34.1 34.2 34.2 32.1 30.1 30.1 32.9 35.7 37.8 38.3 37
Min °F 74.2 73.9 72.7 68.4 62.9 57.4 55 60 67.1 73.4 75.5 74.9
Max °F 84.6 83.7 83.1 81 76.3 71.8 70.5 75.6 81.7 86.7 88.2 86.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Katherine average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Katherine average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Katherine in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.4 30.3 30.2 29.8 28.3 26.3 24.8 24.8 26.4 28.4 29.9 30.5
°F 86.6 86.5 86.4 85.6 83 79.4 76.7 76.7 79.5 83.2 85.9 87

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Katherine average winspeed by month (km/h) Katherine average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Katherine (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 5
mph 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Katherine relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Katherine
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
64% 66% 63% 52% 48% 44% 42% 44% 46% 47% 52% 57%

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Katherine weather stats

Katherine weather statistics
Hottest month: November 37.9°C 100.2°F
Driest month: August 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: July 10.5hrs
Coldest month: July 29.6°C 85.3°F
Wettest month: February 255mm 10ins
Warmest sea: December 30.5°C 86.9°F
Map showing location of Katherine (-14.46517, 132.26347) Katherine map pin © Google

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